Books
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It’s a Barbie world: new book charts the evolution of the Barbie Dreamhouse
Mattel Creations and Pin-Up present ‘Barbie Dreamhouse: An Architectural Survey’, exploring the fantasy home’s evolution, from its first appearance in 1962 to its latest iteration in 2021
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Interior design books championing shelf love
Welcome to the Wallpaper* guide of the best interior design books published in 2022 and beyond – a collection of riveting visual tomes to feed creative innovation, inspiration and imagination
By Rosa Bertoli • Published
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Studiomama turns scrap wood into charming animals
Studiomama unveils The Off-Cuts, a book chronicling its menagerie of wooden animals made using scraps from its workshop
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Best contemporary art books: a guide for winter 2022
From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk’s pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Published
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Beauty books for experimental makeup, wellness and more
Beautify your bookshelf with these eye-catching titles covering makeup, hair, fragrance and more
By Mary Cleary • Published
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The finest fashion books for style enthusiasts
The fashion books taking pride of place on the Wallpaper* style desk. From monographs and photographic tomes to limited-edition titles, we explore the latest releases
By Jack Moss • Published
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The best photography books for your coffee table
Flick through, mull over and deep-dive into the best photography books on the market, from our shelves to you this Christmas 2022
By Sophie Gladstone • Published
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Inventive street furniture, old and contemporary, explored in a new book
The unexplored culture of street furniture (from public infrastructure to makeshift seating) is at the heart of Edwin Heathcote’s ‘On the Street’
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Pioneering modernist Henry Kulka's life and career tracked in limited-edition monograph
Czech-New Zealand architect Henry Kulka, a man who spread modernist ideals half way around the world, is celebrated in Giles Reid and Mary Gaudin’s richly illustrated monograph
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Nordic architecture explored in Share, a book about contemporary building
Discussions about Nordic architecture and contemporary practice meet in a new book by Artifice, Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture – The Nordic Countries
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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René Redzepi, Mette Søberg and Junichi Takahashi on Noma’s new cookbook
Lifting the lid on Noma’s secrets, a new cookbook celebrates the pioneering restaurant’s season menus, and offers a deep dive behind the scenes
By Jeni Porter • Last updated
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60-Second Cocktails: new book shakes up happy hour at home
This new 60-Second Cocktails book brings happy hour into your home with easy but sophisticated cocktail recipes and tips to guide even novice shakers
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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The Shining: new book sheds alternative light on Kubrick’s infamous film
We speak to designer Craig Oldham, editor of the new book The Shining: a Visual and Cultural Haunting about this cross-cultural reframing of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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New photo book chronicles the messy, magical mundanity of new motherhood
Sorry I Gave Birth I Disappeared But Now I’m Back by photographer Andi Galdi Vinko explores new motherhood in all its messy, beautiful reality
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Brad Walls’ aerial view transforms pools into artwork
Aerial photographer Brad Walls provides a crisp conclusion to the summer months with new book Pools From Above – you’ll want to dive right in
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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K-style: understanding the rise of Korea’s creative golden age
Spanning music, fashion, design and food, a new book, Make Break Remix explores the global rise and rise of Korean culture
By SuhYoung Yun • Last updated
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The Sustainable City chronicles London’s eco design innovation
Urban areas provide the best environment for ultra-low-impact living; that's the premise of Harriet Thorpe’s new book, The Sustainable City, which brings together the architecture that's shaping London’s quiet green revolution
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Montalba Architects' monograph ponders on space, place and building
Montalba Architects launches extensive monograph, ‘Place and Space’
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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House London is an insider’s guide to the city’s best architectural transformations
House London is a new book offering a peek into some of the best redesigns of the capital’s omnipresent, historical brick home typology
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Three books chart the rise, impact, and scope of virtual worlds
Love them or hate them, virtual worlds are here to stay; and three new books explore their charms and challenges
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Adam Nathaniel Furman on how queer spaces have shaken up the architectural canon
The architect, designer and artist offers a first look at their new London studio, and discusses their recent book, Queer Spaces, an accessible compendium of meaningful environments for the LGBTQ community. This article will feature in the August 2022, Design for a Better World issue of Wallpaper*
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Ab Rogers reimagines healthcare architecture with The Third Carer concept
We explore the future of healthcare architecture with Ab Rogers through his new research concept and book, The Third Carer
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Stalin’s Architect: Deyan Sudjic retraces the career of Boris Iofan
Deyan Sudjic’s new book, Stalin's Architect: Power and Survival in Moscow, chronicles the life and work of architect Boris Iofan (1891 – 1976)
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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‘Punk ballerina’ Karole Armitage debuts a genre-bending show in New York
Karole Armitage, the choreographer behind Madonna’s Vogue video and Marc Jacobs’ A/W 2021 show, debuts A Pandemic Notebook at New York Live Arts
By Mary Cleary • Last updated
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Architecture book celebrates London’s most iconic council houses
On World Book Day, we explore The Council House by Jack Young, which celebrates iconic council houses across London
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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‘Soft Electronics’: this polychromatic old consumer tech will blow you away
Vintage electronics and obsolete appliances are explored in all their curvy, colourful and quirky glory in a new book, Soft Electronics, by Dutch designer Jaro Gielens
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated





























